Banner Staffing Services Nutrition Technician

Banner Health•Greeley, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our Culinary Services team in Northern Colorado! As a Nutrition Tech you will be answering phones and taking patient meal orders, along with educating patients on their physician ordered diets. We are looking for someone who has previous hospital or dietary aid experience. Banner Staffing Services (BSS) offers Registry/Per Diem opportunities within Banner Health. Registry/Per Diem positions are utilized as needed within our facilities. These positions offer flexibility in scheduling and are great way to start your career with Banner Health. As a BSS team member, you are eligible to apply (at any time) as an internal applicant to any regular opportunities within Banner Health. Banner Health offers employment options to match your career and lifestyle needs. We will meet you where you are and how you want to work! Learn more at https://youtu.be/Pu3VR3tGlw0

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
Requires reading, writing and mathematical skills.
Requires an understanding of nutrition services, common modified diets, and portion measures.
Skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services typically gained through 3 years of related experience and/or education.
Ability to effectively lead assignments and reschedule staff assignments in the absence of supervisor as required.
Requires the ability to work effectively with business computer software system and point of sale systems.
Requires the ability to learn food handling regulations and pass certification tests as required.
Must have demonstrated effective customer service skills.
Employees working at the Boswell Skilled Nursing Facility must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital or dietary aid experience.
Additional skills and knowledge in health care nutrition services preferred.
Bilingual skills preferred in some assignments.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Visits patients to obtain or discuss menu selections based upon diet ordered. Using judgment, checks that patient selections are appropriate to the defined selections for the diet prescribed, and makes modified diet decisions whether in the diet office or on the patient unit as required.
Enters or records all daily patient meal selections and preferences for one or more patient units.
Provides patients with standard information for prescribed diet.
Requests Dietary staff assistance when needed.
Provides diet office processing including editing patient menus, tallying daily menu item counts from patient menus and preparing production sheets.
May lead in patient tray assembly/patient meal service process, assure food presentation meets quality standards, and check patient trays for menu compliance.
Position is responsible for the diet office processes.
May deliver and serve meals while making independent judgments about special requests, snacks and nourishments as assigned to patient rooms or nursing units.
Under minimal supervision, this position interacts with patients and families, other food service staff, nursing staff, and dietary staff.
Requires the ability to follow a work routine with minimal supervision, to work quickly and correctly while providing good customer service and maintaining dietary, food quality and sanitation standards.
Ensures that the diet office processes are completed and may provide lead responsibility in absence of supervisor, typically during evening and/or weekend shifts.